Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world

Table 2 Dietary fats in the modernized Mediterranean diet compared with a Western-type diet

Type of fat	Amount in the modernized Mediterranean diet compared with a Western-type diet	Key references
Total fat	slightly higher or not different	[16, 39]
Plant and animal saturated fats	much lower	[16, 39]
Plant monounsaturated fats	much higher	[16, 39]
Animal monounsaturated fats	lower	[27] and cited references
Animal n-6 polyunsaturated	lower	[27]
Plant n-6 polyunsaturated	much lower	[16, 39]
Plant n-3 polyunsaturated	much higher	[16, 39]
Animal (including marine) n-3 polyunsaturated	moderately higher	[16, 39]
Industrial trans fatty acids	much lower	[27] and cited references
Natural (ruminant) trans fatty acids	slightly higher or not different	[27] and cited references

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